This week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed IBEW 1245’s two highest priority pieces of legislation into law. On Wednesday, Gov. Brown signed SB 1090 (Monning), which will require the CPUC to restore the three key components of the original Diablo Canyon Power Plant Joint Proposal Agreement. IBEW 1245 played a key role in crafting, introducing and… [Read More]
Archives for September 2018
IBEW 1245 Teams Make Strong Showing at National Gas Rodeo
This year’s National Gas Rodeo, which took place in mid-September in Kansas City, MO, proved to be the most successful one yet for our Local 1245 members, who performed significantly better than in years past. This year marks just the fourth time that IBEW 1245 members from PG&E Gas Construction have competed on the national… [Read More]
Recall Field Service Action: 3M™ DBI-SALA® 16 Foot Talon™ Self Retracting Lifeline
3M Fall Protection has detected a small quantity of DBI-SALA® 16 Ft. Talon™ Self Retracting Lifelines that are defective due to an assembly error. This notice only applies to the 16 ft version of the Talon; no other versions of the Talon are affected by this condition. There have been no reports of fall-related injuries… [Read More]
Mt Wheeler Unit Supports Local Trap and Skeet Shooting Club
IBEW 1245 Retirees Raise Awareness and Support for No on Question 3 Campaign
On Saturday, Sept 16, IBEW 1245 retirees Ron and Vickie Borst went to the corner of Eagle Canyon Dr and Calle De la Platta in Spanish Springs, NV, posted several NO on Question 3 signs, and proceeded to rally and encourage those who passed by to take yard signs home and put them up on their… [Read More]
No on Question 3: Another Chance to Shut Down Nevada’s Bogus “Energy Choice” Initiative
Our Nevada members may remember seeing Question 3 — the measure that opened the door to energy deregulation and massive job loss throughout the state — on the ballot in 2016. It was approved by voters, in no small part because the ballot language vastly oversimplified the sweeping nature of this change. It read, in… [Read More]
Vacation Sale for Salinas Lineman
Job Opportunity: Electric Utility Technician I, City of Roseville
Dalzell Discusses a Just Transition at #LaborClimate Conference
IBEW 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell (right) at the #LaborClimate Conference As the Global Climate Action Summit kicked off in San Francisco on Sept. 12, IBEW 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell and Assistant Business Manager Hunter Stern served featured speakers at the UC Berkeley Labor Center’s#LaborClimate conference. At the start of the conference, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka… [Read More]
Standing Calls in Outside Construction
As of Sept. 11, 2018, IBEW 1245 has 39 standing open Lineman calls in dispatch. Members can call the dispatch hotline after 5pm each day to get an update on calls.